--- title: Friends Cafe in Singapore Charging a $720 Membership Fee description: How much do you like Friends? canonical: https://time.com/4546154/friends-cafe-central-perk-singapore/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-26T16:27:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:01.560Z og:title: A Singapore Friends Cafe is Charging A $720 Membership Fee og:description: How much would you pay to hang out at Central Perk? og:url: https://time.com/4546154/friends-cafe-central-perk-singapore/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0010bd5de008d234/6988abac5f570f414fb23092/friends.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Matt Le Blanc Matthew Perry Courteney Cox Jennifer Aniston David Schwimmer And Lisa Kudrow og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Singapore Friends Cafe is Charging A $720 Membership Fee twitter:description: How much would you pay to hang out at Central Perk? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0010bd5de008d234/6988abac5f570f414fb23092/friends.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This _Friends_ Cafe Is Charging How Much For Membership?! by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 26, 2016 4:27 PM UTC  1999 Matt Le Blanc, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, And Lisa Kudrow Star In The Latest Season Of "Friends." (Photo By Getty Images) 1999 Matt Le Blanc, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, And Lisa Kudrow Star In The Latest Season Of "Friends." (Photo By Getty Images)Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 26, 2016 4:27 PM UTC [_Friends_](http://time.com/4012752/friends-alternate-ending-phoebe-fan/?iid=sr-link4) fans may want to book a ticket to Asia, because Singapore is getting its very own [Central Perk](http://time.com/3386614/friends-20th-anniversary-central-perk/?iid=sr-link1). But make sure to bring your checkbook—and not just for the coffee. A replica of the coffee shop where Monica and Chandler fell in love, Ross and Rachel sipped lattes, [Phoebe](http://time.com/4507557/courteney-cox-lisa-kudrow-friends-trivia/?iid=sr-link4) sang [“Smelly Cat”](http://time.com/3475190/colbie-caillat-friends-smelly-cat-central-perk/?iid=sr-link3) and Joey did whatever it is Joey does, is slated to open in Singapore’s Central Mall on Nov. 24\. However, this permanent addition to Singapore’s coffee scene is also a club with a hefty membership fee. According to Central Perk Singapore’s [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/centralperksingapore/), members will get to skip the line, bring in guests, make reservations for the couch where all the Central Perk action happened, and more. The cost? $1000 Singapore dollars a year (that’s about $720 U.S.). While the owner told Singapore paper [_Today_](http://www.todayonline.com/lifestyle/food/friends-inspired-central-perk-cafe-s1000-membership-fee-identify-core-fans) that casual fans will still be able to visit the café, he says that several people have already signed up. He added: “We will not be lowering the membership fee. It wouldn’t be fair to those who have purchased it.” \[H/T [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/10/26/friends-cafe-singapore-membership/?utm%5Fcid=hp-n-1#22YqsYm9riqL)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4546154/friends-cafe-central-perk-singapore/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4546154/friends-cafe-central-perk-singapore/"},"headline":"This Friends Cafe Is Charging How Much For Membership?!","datePublished":"2016-10-26T16:27:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:01.560Z","description":"Only Chandler could afford it","url":"https://time.com/4546154/friends-cafe-central-perk-singapore/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","nostalgia","Friends","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0010bd5de008d234/6988abac5f570f414fb23092/friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0010bd5de008d234/6988abac5f570f414fb23092/friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Matt Le Blanc Matthew Perry Courteney Cox Jennifer Aniston David Schwimmer And Lisa Kudrow","caption":"Matt Le Blanc Matthew Perry Courteney Cox Jennifer Aniston David Schwimmer And Lisa Kudrow","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4546154/friends-cafe-central-perk-singapore/","name":"This Friends Cafe Is Charging How Much For Membership?!"}}]}] ```